Man arrested as Hong Kong customs seize HK$42 million worth of ‘space oil’

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Hong Kong customs arrested a man and seized HK$42 million worth of the illegal narcotic 'space oil' from a drug workshop with a production capacity of up to 160,000 cartridges. The operation took place in Kam Tin, Yuen Long, involving a semi-automated production line.

Hong Kong customs has arrested a man and seized HK$42 million (US$5.3 million) worth of the illegal narcotic “space oil” from a drug workshop fitted with a semi-automated production line capable of producing up to 160,000 cartridges in a short period. Senior investigator Chan Kit-lun of the Customs and Excise Department’s drug investigation bureau said officers intercepted a suspicious man on Tuesday and escorted him to a property in Kam Tin, Yuen Long. Inside, they found more than 3,000...